What are the native plants in Shanghai?

What are the native plants in Shanghai?

1. Trachelospermum officinale

Trachelospermum jasminoides is an evergreen vine of the Apocynaceae family, belonging to the genus Trachelospermum. Its leaves are opposite, the veins on the leaves are pinnate, and there are slight protrusions on the leaf surface.

2. Pig worm

Glechoma longituba is a common weed and a native plant of Shanghai. It belongs to the Rubiaceae family and the Glechoma genus. The leaves of the Glechoma longituba are quite distinctive. Their leaves are distributed in a regular pattern, forming a wheel-like arrangement on the stem, which is quite peculiar and interesting.

3. Tongquancao

Tongquancao is a herbaceous plant of the Scrophulariaceae family and the Tongquancao genus. It mainly grows in areas below 2,500 meters above sea level, and is mainly distributed on grass slopes, ditch edges, roadsides, and at the edge of the forest near water sources. The flower shape of the herb is quite distinctive, with lip-shaped petals that are slightly open.

4. Nandina domestica

Nandina domestica is a plant of the Berberidaceae family and the genus Nandina. Not only its leaves can be used for viewing, but also its fruits can be used for viewing. Its fruiting season is from May to November every year. The Nandina domestica plant will produce small bright red berries that are very bright and eye-catching. Please note that the whole plant of Nandina domestica is poisonous, so be careful about this.

5. Pittosporum

Pittosporum is a tree of the Pittosporaceae family and Pittosporum genus. It is very common on the streets of Shanghai and can absorb harmful gases.

6. Other plants

In addition, there are dandelions, smilax glabra, amaranth, shepherd's purse, mugwort, saxifrage, holly, mulberry, castanopsis sclerophyll, and Cyclobalanopsis glauca.

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